Lapa (née Hertzberg) Izela Robertovna (15 January 1914, Kuldīga) — nurse.

In 1932, Izela Lapa graduated from the gymnasium in Kuldīga. In 1934, she completed nursing school in Riga, while simultaneously working as a nurse at the Linas Hatzedek Hospital until 1937. In 1941, she was evacuated to the Chuvash ASSR. From 1943 to 1945, she worked as a nurse at the Churavka Hospital. In 1945, Lapa returned to Riga. In 1950, she worked as a nurse at the Rīgas Jūrmala sanatorium. From 1964 to 1965, she was a typist at the Riga Naval Club of DOSAAF. From 1968 to 1972, she worked as a weaver at the Riga Multi-Industry Home Labour Combine. In 1974, she was employed as a seamstress at the Līga Knitting Association. Since 1974 — pensioner.

In her marriage to Nakhman Lapa (1905, Tokarevka Station, Tambov Region), two daughters were born — Benita Lapa (1938, Riga — 1941, Cheboksary) and Marina Gotmakher (née Lapa) (1946, Riga).

During the Holocaust, Lapa’s parents — Robert Hertzberg (1866, Kuldīga — 1941, Kuldīga) and Sofia Hertzberg (1876, Kuldīga — 1941, Kuldīga) — as well as her brother Leo Hertzberg (1904, Kuldīga — 1941, Kuldīga) — were killed.

In 1978, Izela Lapa received permission to emigrate to Israel.

Nakhman Lapa (1905, Tokarevka Station, Tambov Region) — husband
Benita Lapa (1938, Riga — 1941, Cheboksary) — daughter
Marina Gotmakher (née Lapa) (1946, Riga) — daughter
Robert Hertzberg (1866, Kuldīga — 1941, Kuldīga) — father
Sofia Hertzberg (1876, Kuldīga — 1941, Kuldīga) — mother
Georgy Hertzberg (1901, Kuldīga — 1976, Tallinn) — brother
Richard Hertzberg (1900, Kuldīga — 1975, England) — brother
Leo Hertzberg (1904, Kuldīga — 1941, Kuldīga) — brother